PBNTANDRIA MONOGYNIA. 



S89 



i. Caroliniakus. 

 R. ineimis ; foliis al- 



ternis, ovali-oblongis, in- 



Unarrned ; leaves al- 

 ternate, oval oblong, en- 

 tegriusciilis, costatis, gla- tire, ribbed, glabrous ; 

 bris; umbellis pedtincu- j umbels on peduncles j 



latii 



s 



floiibus omnibus flowers all fertile. 



feitilibus. 



Walt. p. 101. Mich. 1. p.ToS. Pursh, 1. p. 166. 



A shrub 4 — 6 feet lugh. Leaves oblong lanceolate, sometimes acu- 

 niiiute, ribbetl with parallel veins. Flowers in small umbels 4 — 6 

 flviwered on axillary branches, frequently tetrandrous. Berry glo* 

 *9se, 4 seeded. 



Grows in fertile soils. 

 Flowers May — JuLiit. 



Common along the sea coast. 



2. M 



TIFLORUS. 



Mich 



R. foliis oppositis, ova- | Leaves opposite 



Cl'lS 



fl 



lu- lanceolate, senate, ki*id; 



flowers very snmll, dioi* 

 cous, in terminal, spiked 

 panicles. 



Mich. 1. p. 154. Pursh, I. p. 166. 

 A shrub 6 — 8 feet high, much branched. Leaves nearly sessile, 



tifiis, dioicis, in p 

 Mcatis,termjnalit 



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Sometimes acuminate, small, shining, veiny, not ribbed Flowers 

 ^^ry minute, sessile, lin my specimens opposite), (alternate, Mich.) in 

 small terminal panicles, pentandrous. (Sti/le 3 cleft. Berry 3 seed- 

 '''^- Mich.) 

 The great difference in the habit of these two plants renders it pro- 

 belong to the same genus ; but I have had no op- 

 g this species, having only seen it once, imper- 



ed. 



feable that they do not 

 portunityof examinin 



Grows along the sea coast from Carolina to Florida. Mich 

 Flowers October — November, 



ZrZTPHUS. 



roll^e 



Cali/x tubidosns. 



Co. 



Cah/x tubular. Scales 



squamfe 



stamina of the corolla protecting 



niunientes,calyciinsert0e. j the stamens, inserted in- 

 I>riipa nuce mono vel to the calyx. Dr-upe with 



di 



speinia. 



the uut 1 or 3 seeded. 



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